A number of leaders of I.N.D.I.A Bloc together with Chief of Opposition within the Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi paid tribute to veteran CPI(M) chief Sitaram Yechury who handed away lately throughout a prayer meet organised in New Delhi on Saturday. After battling a respiratory an infection, Yechury handed away on September 21 at AIIMS Delhi, abandoning an enduring legacy in Indian politics. Reflecting on Yechury’s unwavering dedication to the nation, Rahul Gandhi emphasised that his actions have been at all times pushed by what was finest for India.
“He was somebody you could possibly belief, somebody you knew for sure was uncompromised, particularly in as we speak’s political local weather. No matter he did, it was at all times with the nation’s welfare in thoughts. Whereas his political ideology could have differed, India was at all times his place to begin,” Gandhi remarked, as per ANI.
Gandhi, talking about their private rapport, highlighted Yechury’s flexibility within the political panorama. “For me, Sitaram Yechury was a pal who navigated the political system with grace. Politics typically brings out the worst in folks, however he was completely different. Regardless of being on the other finish of the ideological spectrum, he remained grounded and principled. He was additionally very near my mom, maybe much more so than to me,” Gandhi added.
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Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge additionally paid homage, underscoring Yechury’s contributions to the I.N.D.I.A. bloc and his staunch perception in parliamentary democracy. “Sitaram ji was a powerful advocate for equality and believed within the energy of democracy. He typically referred to as me ‘comrade,’ and I’ll at all times bear in mind him with respect,” Kharge said.
CPI Common Secretary D Raja remembered Sitaram Yechury as an ‘excellent’ Communist chief within the up to date historical past of India. “His demise isn’t just misplaced for CPI-M, however for the whole communist second and communist household, and it’s a loss for the nation as an entire,” he stated.
DMK MP Kanimozhi stated, “That is how he lived his life, as a fearless individual. He began his profession as an activist, as an individual who rebelled in opposition to something he thought was mistaken from his scholar days till final of his days, and he at all times stood by these rules.”
Stating that she and Kanimozhi entered the Parliament on the identical, NCP (SP) MP Supriya Sule stated, “The chief that we (Kanimozhi and her) regarded as much as was comrade Sitaram Yechury. He had full readability of thought, thoughts, speech and beliefs. Many individuals say that as we speak ideology is not there. I consider that Sitaram Yechury and each employee of CPI(M) have stored ideology alive. That is necessary for a powerful democracy.”